True Bypass: Toby (CD on Jezus Factory)

Band: True Bypass
Label: Jezus Factory
Title: Toby

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Band:True Bypass
Title:Toby
Reviewed By:Andrew Carver
Date Published:14/11/2012

Label:Jezus Factory
Format:CD
Release Year:2012
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The genteel and lilting folk music of True Bypass comes courtesy of Chantal Acda, who has lent her lovely voice to the music of the Isbells and Sleepingdong, and Craig Ward, best known for his work with dEUS.

The charming duo’s acoustic guitarwork and vocal interplay is so lovely and soothing, it almost seems like a rude intrusion when a bit of marimba pops into ‘You Knew’, the leadoff track.

Unlike True Bypass’s debut EP ‘Toby’ is sung in English, the lyrics composed by English writer Toby Litt - he did a good job, too. There is also some well-placed assistance by a handful of musical assistants.

The aforementioned intrusive marimba (and some more complementary mallet instrumentation) is played by Eric Thielemans, Gerd Van Mulders burnishes several of the eight songs with some melancholy flugelhorn, and Gianni Marzo chips in with some omnichord. Two others are credited with “aaah’s.”

‘Toby’ should be a surefire hit with fans of Bon Iver, Nick Drake and other fragile folkies.

Track Listing:

01) You Knew
02) What Do You Think the Chances Are
03) It Isn't True
04) Hopes Up High
05) Trappers
06) I Cried Enough
07) Our Secret Secret
08) Would You

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